The Art of Conversation is visual play on the game of ‘Chinese whispers’ between the Bank studios in Berlin and the Inventory studio in London . The exhibition calls upon the talents of some of the most exciting new designers in Europe. Over 90 days the two studios will collaborate to create 20 new and original works each in response to the other. Their piece can take any form; from sculpture to performance, photograph to text. The resulting show will demonstrate that creativity is never predictable and infinitely varied.
To kick off the process, the first design team were gifted a hot air balloon flight by the curators, setting a precedent and giving the studio "space to think". Their online conversation and those that come after will be held and recorded using Skype technology and displayed at the exhibitions. These creative exchanges, from the straightforward to the left field, show the huge impact that communication technology has had on our ability to exchange information. A website charting the development of the project will trace the creative network being built between these design communities.
INVENTORY is a London based Studio founded in 2008 by Robert Boon & David Lane after an extended period of collaboration between the two. Their broad output now includes design for print, publications, websites, branding and identities, advertising, events and exhibitions, and they also consult brands on strategy.
BANK is a young but well established French/German design studio based in Berlin. They plan, develop and realise a wide range of design projects for cultural, institutional and commercial clients. Their approach is unique and original relying heavily on concept, creative typography and well art directed imagery. They are also interested in designing own typefaces.
The Art of Conversation; London-Berlin running at Idea Generation Gallery, London, 11th - 24th May and at Program Gallery, Berlin, 12th
June - 3rd July.
www.theartofconversation.org
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